Universal coverage and care; The provision of uniform, equivalent benefits and services to both urban and rural populations; Selectivity and distributiveness in the provision of benefits and services; The prohibition of reductions in the value of the benefits; Equitable participation in costing; Diversity of the financing base; Democratic, decentralized management through a quadripartite arrangement involving the participation of workers, businessmen, retirees, and the Government in the bodies.
- gestión democrática y centralizada mediante un arreglo cuatripartito con la participación de trabajadores, empresarios, pensionistas y el Estado en los órganos competentes.